Baking Tip for Wheat Flour Alternatives

Wheat (which contains gluten) is an acidic food that is over consumed in today’s Western diet. Below are a few alternatives to decrease your intake of gluten in order to avoid certain digestive upsets and illness in your future.

Flour

Comments

Nutritional Qualities

Flour equivalent to 1 cup white/ whole wheat flour

*Amaranth flour

•strong, distinctive flavour
•best combined w/ other flours that contain gluten or have more cohesion (arrowroot, tapioca, bean)
•add to baked goods, pancakes/waffle recipes

gluten-free

1 cup

*Brown rice flour

•yields a sweeter, smoother bread
•use w/ other flours, use 20% of brown rice flour in recipe

gluten-free

Buckwheat flour

•makes a dark, heavy bread
•use w/ rice flour

the kernels contain an outer hull which is high in the essential amino acid, lysine; the darker and more nutritious

Flour equivalent to 1 cup white/ whole wheat flour

Kamut flour

•light texture
•rich, buttery flavour
•use in baking

excellent substitute for wheat sensitive people

1 cup

*=100% gluten free

Please consult with your Naturopathic Doctor should you feel you may have an intolerance to wheat/gluten. She/he can offer healthy, more nutrient dense alternatives to improve your quality of health.

Wheat (which contains gluten) is an acidic food that is over consumed in today’s Western diet. Below are a few alternatives to decrease your intake of gluten in order to avoid certain digestive upsets and illness in your future.

Flour

Comments

Nutritional Qualities

Flour equivalent to 1 cup white/ whole wheat flour

*Amaranth flour

•strong, distinctive flavour
•best combined w/ other flours that contain gluten or have more cohesion (arrowroot, tapioca, bean)
•add to baked goods, pancakes/waffle recipes

gluten-free

1 cup

*Brown rice flour

•yields a sweeter, smoother bread
•use w/ other flours, use 20% of brown rice flour in recipe

gluten-free

Buckwheat flour

•makes a dark, heavy bread
•use w/ rice flour

the kernels contain an outer hull which is high in the essential amino acid, lysine; the darker and more nutritious

Flour equivalent to 1 cup white/ whole wheat flour

Kamut flour

•light texture
•rich, buttery flavour
•use in baking

excellent substitute for wheat sensitive people

1 cup

*=100% gluten free

Please consult with your Naturopathic Doctor should you feel you may have an intolerance to wheat/gluten. She/he can offer healthy, more nutrient dense alternatives to improve your quality of health.